Gardening With Chickens

Author(s): Lisa Steele

Gardening & Trees

Welcome to a world where chickens and gardens coexist! Join Lisa Steele, chicken-keeper extraordinaire and founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, on a unique journey through the garden. Start by planning your garden and learning strategies and tips for keeping your plants safe while they grow. Plant with purpose, choosing from a dozen plans for theme gardens such as Orange Egg Yolks or Nesting Box Herbs. Or choose a design that's filled with edibles - sharing the bounty with your family and your feathered friends. Then comes the fun part: enjoy the harvest, even let the chickens graze! Lisa's friendly writing, together with inspirational photos and illustrations, will have you rolling up your sleeves and reaching for your gardening tools. Lisa also covers a range of topics just for chicken-keepers, including: - Chickens and composting - Using chickens to aerate and till - Coop window boxes - Plants to avoid when you have chickens - Lists of the most valuable crops and herbs - Advice on how to harvest and use many of the plants - And much more! Whether you're an experienced chicken keeper, master gardener, or just getting into these two wonderful hobbies, Gardening with Chickens is an indispensable guide for a harmonious homestead.

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This is a must read for any gardener considering chickens or chicken keeper considering a garden there is so much gold in this book. - Sara Bendrick, Landscape contractor/designer and national TV host Lisa has found that perfect balance we all strive for living symbiotically with the land around her. This book is a beautiful roadmap for how we can all have a piece of that in our lives, no matter where we live. - Georgia Pellegrini, chef, TV personality, and author of Modern Pioneering, Girl Hunter, and Food Heroes If you've enjoyed Lisa's popular blog, you'll definitely love this book, which is written in the same encouraging, confident, and often humorous voice. Beautifully photographed and filled with eye-catching illustrations, this will become an instant classic - Niki Jabbour, author of Groundbreaking Food Gardens and The Year Round Vegetable Gardener Lisa s writings have been my go-to chicken resource.Gardening with Chickenstaught me new ways to garden as I continue my chicken-keeping journey. A must read! - Helen Yoest, author of Gardening with Confidence"

General Fields

  • : 9780760350478
  • : Quarto US
  • : Voyageur Press
  • : 0.635
  • : 01 October 2016
  • : 254mm X 203mm
  • : 01 November 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Lisa Steele
  • : Paperback
  • : 1612
  • : en
  • : 176
  • : 131 color photos